Desiree Hartsock and Chris Siegfried’s timeline

Desiree Hartsock And Chris Siegfried are one of Bachelor Nation’s rare success stories.

Hartsock participated for the first time Sean Lowe‘s heart in season 17 of The Bachelor, which aired in 2013. After hitting the hometown dates, the bridal stylist was sent packing. While Lowe ended up marrying the winner Catherine Giudici, Hartsock was named the ninth bachelorette. During the season, Hartsock was briefly left heartbroken Brooks Forester quit the show after making the final three.

The designer then accepted a proposal from Siegfried during the August 2013 finals.

“I feel like I was blinded by my feelings for Brooks, that I couldn’t see that the one thing I always needed was right in front of me,” Hartsock told Siegfried during the final rose ceremony. “You have been by my side from the very beginning… I thank you every day for never giving up. And you mean the absolute world to me. I love you. I love you so much.”

Siegfried was delighted with the declaration of love. “You make me want to be a better person, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you,” he told her before getting down on one knee. “I don’t want to make decisions for me anymore; I want to make decisions for you, and for us, and for our lives together.”

They got married in January 2015. Scroll through for their full relationship timeline: